See how local legislators voted in session's final days

Published: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 11:17 AM.

HB 112 — Modify 2013 Appropriations: Makes technical, clarifying and other modifications to the Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013 and to related legislation. Introduced by Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake.

Adopted 90-11 by the House and 34-6 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell

House Excused Absence: Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HB 392 — Arrest Warrants and Drug Screening for Public Assistance: Requires county departments of social services to verify whether an applicant for or recipient of temporary assistance to needy family benefits or food and nutrition services benefits is a fleeing felon or a probation or parole violator by interagency cooperation and information sharing and requiring drug screening and testing for certain applicants and recipients of Work First program assistance. Introduced by Rep. Dean Arp, R-Union.

Adopted 92-21 by the House and 42-4 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

Alamance County’s legislative delegation cast the following votes last week as the General Assembly’s session drew to a close.

HB 74 — Regulatory Reform: Streamlines the regulatory process in order to stimulate job creation, to eliminate unnecessary regulation, to make various other statutory changes. Introduced by Rep. Tom Murry, R-Wake.

Adopted 63-34 by the House and 27-14 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell

House Excused Absence: Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HB 112 — Modify 2013 Appropriations: Makes technical, clarifying and other modifications to the Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013 and to related legislation. Introduced by Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake.

Adopted 90-11 by the House and 34-6 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell

House Excused Absence: Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HB 392 — Arrest Warrants and Drug Screening for Public Assistance: Requires county departments of social services to verify whether an applicant for or recipient of temporary assistance to needy family benefits or food and nutrition services benefits is a fleeing felon or a probation or parole violator by interagency cooperation and information sharing and requiring drug screening and testing for certain applicants and recipients of Work First program assistance. Introduced by Rep. Dean Arp, R-Union.

Adopted 92-21 by the House and 42-4 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HB 589 — Election Reform: Establishes the Voter Information Verification Act to promote the electoral process through education and increased registration of voters and by requiring voters to provide photo identification before voting to protect the right of each registered voter to cast a secure vote with reasonable security measures that confirm voter identity as accurately as possible without restriction, and to further reform the election laws. Introduced by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan.

Adopted 73-41 by the House and 32-14 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HB 618 — Firearm Restoration: Restores the firearms rights of certain persons who were convicted of nonviolent felonies before Dec. 1, 1995, and whose firearms rights had been restored before Dec. 1, 1995, and increases the fee to $250 to petition for the restoration of firearms rights. Introduced by Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven.

Adopted 109-2. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

HB 786 — Reclaim North Carolina Act: Requires the Department of Public Safety to study measures for addressing the problem of illegal immigration in this state and clarifies which employers are subject to the state’s E-Verify laws. Introduced by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan.

Adopted 43-1 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

HR 1022 — Amend House Rules: Provides that no individual, other than a joint legislative employee of the General Assembly, may enter the area containing a member’s desk and work area without permission of that member or that member’s designee if that area is unattended. Introduced by the House Rules Committee.

Adopted 113-0.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

HJR 1023 — Adjournment: Adjourns the 2013 regular session of the General Assembly until May 14, 2014 and limits the matters that may be considered upon reconvening. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland.

Adopted 108-2 by the House and 41-0 by the Senate.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

SB 182 — Limit Appeals to Superior Court: Eliminates appeals for infractions and modifies appeals to the superior court in probation revocations in which the defendant has waived a hearing and reclassifies certain misdemeanors as infractions. Introduced by Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth.

Adopted 109-2 by the House and 46-0 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House YES: Dennis Riddell, Stephen Ross

Senate YES: Rick Gunn

SB 473 — Health Cost Transparency and Speaker and President Pro Tem Standing: Provides for health care cost reduction and transparency and for fair health care billing and collection practices; and allows the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as agents of the state, to jointly intervene on behalf of the General Assembly in any judicial proceeding challenging a North Carolina statute or a provision of the North Carolina Constitution. Introduced by Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg.

Adopted 71-36 by the House and 34-7 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.